UPDATE: Free Speech and Chicago (5/5/06; MMLA, 11/9/06-11/12/06)

Free Speech and Chicago=20This panel will explore the political, economic and cultural influences that==20resided in the city of Chicago, as well as the influence of forums and the a=rt=20of soapboxing. Around 1913, Chicago was faced with the emergence of trade=20unions and labor movements, better known as the Industrial Workers of the Wo=rld=20(IWW), and the Wobblies. These groups would bring to the forefront social=20injustices as well as oppressive political ideals. Reforms and returning to= a=20democratic society that encourages its citizens to speak out for change. So=me=20of the possible topics to be examined would be: Bughouse Square, the Dil=20Pickle Club, the role of Agitators and anarchists between 1900 and 1920,=20Hobohemia, Haymarket, and the role of feminists, changes in Chicago in the e=arly 1900s=20and today with regards to Free Speech and bringing public awareness to socia=l=20injustices in today=E2=80=99s society. Send your 250-word proposals by May= 5, 2006=20to: Karen Holleran at KEHProf_at_aol.com.=20